"Pay Your Dues" with Tarik

About this episode

Cody Deaner and Tarik discuss the importance of paying your dues in wrestling and life.

Tarik is a veteran independent professional wrestler from Ontario, Canada. He has wrestled all over the country and been in the ring with some of the best pro wrestlers of the modern era. He is known as "Mr. Punch, Kick, Chop." In this episode, Cody Deaner and Tarik explore the idea of how important it is to "Pay Your Dues." Not only in the world of professional wrestling... but also in life. Support Tarik by following him on Instagram: http://instagram.com/punchkickchop_tarik Please support our sponsors at: Rest When Dead Clothing - http://restwhendead.ca CEO Fit Supplements - http://ceofit.ca Support this show: Join the Patreon: http://patreon.com/codydeaner To learn more about Cody's wrestling career and to book him, visit http://CodyDeaner.com To learn more about Cody's speaking career and to book him, visit http://ChrisGraySpeaks.com

People in this episode

Host: Cody Deaner

Guest: Tarik

Topics covered

• professional wrestling
• paying dues
• life lessons
• independent wrestling
• mental health

Keywords

• professional wrestling
• Tarik
• Cody Deaner
• pay your dues
• independent wrestling
• mental health
• life lessons

Sponsors

Rest When Dead Clothing, CEO Fit Supplements

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, CodyDeaner.com, ChrisGraySpeaks.com

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